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Abstract #12392 Published in IGR 7-2
Measurement of scleral thickness in uveal effusion syndrome
Lam A; Sambursky RP; Maguire JIAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology 2005; 140: 329-331
PURPOSE: To measure scleral thickness in patients with and without uveal effusion syndrome using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). DESIGN: Prospective case-control study. METHODS: UBM was used to measure scleral thickness in five subjects with uveal effusion syndrome and five matched controls. We also used MRI to measure scleral thickness in three subjects. RESULTS: The mean thicknesses for eyes with uveal effusion syndrome versus control eyes were 0.65 ± 0.08 mm and 0.55 ± 0.05 mm, respectively (mean difference 0.10, P value = .13). MRI measurements of three subjects showed abnormally thick sclera but were imprecise. CONCLUSIONS: UBM can be used to measure scleral thickness, and our results support the finding that patients with uveal effusion syndrome have abnormally thick sclera. Compared with MRI, UBM may be a more accurate and precise method of measuring scleral thickness. UBM can be a useful adjunctive test in the management of uveal effusion syndrome.
Dr. A. Lam, Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Classification:
12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
